Chapter III of Cardinal Pole, “Smithfield,” is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter III of Cardinal Pole, “Smithfield,” is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD. II. THE HALT AT NEWGATE. 265 III. SMITHFIELD IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
Chapter III of Cardinal Pole, “Smithfield,” is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a period of 100 years
From this reading “SMITHFIELD IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.”
cause to stop
From this reading “THE HALT AT NEWGATE.”
a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
From this reading “THE HALT AT NEWGATE.”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading “I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.”
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading “SMITHFIELD IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.”
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In this reading “SMITHFIELD IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.”
In this reading “I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.”
state
In this reading “I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.”
In this reading “THE HALT AT NEWGATE.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 265 III.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
a period of 100 years
From this reading SMITHFIELD IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
cause to stop
From this reading THE HALT AT NEWGATE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading 265 III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SMITHFIELD IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
From this reading THE HALT AT NEWGATE.
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading SMITHFIELD IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HALT AT NEWGATE.
in the direction of
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I. HOW A SOLEMN PROCESSION WAS FORMED AT SAINT 260 PAUL’S, AND SET FORTH TOWARDS SMITHFIELD.
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Chapter 3 holds 23 sentences of Cardinal Pole, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
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